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Death Valley Wilderness
From Untrammeled! | Part of the Untrammeled! series | 27:18
Imagine a landscape dressed in trees, dressed in grass, dressed in water. Now what if you could pull that all away? What would remain? In this show, we visit the Death Valley Wilderness, located within the vast expanse of California's Mojave Desert. It's a deceptively vast and empty-seeming landscape. And much of it is unexplored.
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In this show, we explore the largest American wilderness area in the contiguous 48 states. Because of the fresh perspective someone from a contrasting climate could provide, we sent England-born Rachel Hopkin to explore the Death Valley Wilderness, located within the vast expanse of California's Mojave Desert.
Rachel watches the sunrise with Barbara Durham, historic preservation officer of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the first people to live in Death Valley. She visits Scotty's Castle and talks with National Park Service ranger, Abby Wines, about the 1920s-era house built by Albert Johnson, a wealthy businessman. She takes a short walk while talking with the Park's wilderness coordinator, Charlie Callagan, to find out what there is to explore in the more remote recesses of the Park's wilderness. After seeking Ranger Callagan's advice, Rachel sets out on a hike to explore the dry falls of Fall Canyon. She ends her day trip by exploring the night sky above the Park with park ranger and night sky specialist, Dan Duriscoe.
Rachel watches the sunrise with Barbara Durham, historic preservation officer of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, the first people to live in Death Valley. She visits Scotty's Castle and talks with National Park Service ranger, Abby Wines, about the 1920s-era house built by Albert Johnson, a wealthy businessman. She takes a short walk while talking with the Park's wilderness coordinator, Charlie Callagan, to find out what there is to explore in the more remote recesses of the Park's wilderness. After seeking Ranger Callagan's advice, Rachel sets out on a hike to explore the dry falls of Fall Canyon. She ends her day trip by exploring the night sky above the Park with park ranger and night sky specialist, Dan Duriscoe.